[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/the-making-of-a-lab-diamond\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/the-making-of-a-lab-diamond\/","headline":"The Making of a Lab Diamond","name":"The Making of a Lab Diamond","description":"Ever wonder what goes into the making of a lab diamond? Ethical and sustainable jeweler Brilliant Earth shares with us how conflict-free diamonds are made.","datePublished":"2017-10-03","dateModified":"2017-10-03","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/brilliantearth\/#Person","name":"Brilliant Earth","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/brilliantearth\/","identifier":5924,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c0d6e21da5c8067745ee97f62a35c9b631a09118b1282a595aadf0b05d033c9?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c0d6e21da5c8067745ee97f62a35c9b631a09118b1282a595aadf0b05d033c9?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/10.15.15_BE_Final__63A0318.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/10.15.15_BE_Final__63A0318.jpg","height":1500,"width":1000},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/the-making-of-a-lab-diamond\/","about":["Features","Rings"],"wordCount":250,"keywords":["Brilliant Earth","diamonds","lab diamond"],"articleBody":"In recent years, lab diamonds have been gaining a lot of traction.\u00a0 Lab diamonds, which have the same physical, chemical, and optical properties as mined diamonds, are slightly more affordable than natural diamonds of comparable size and quality.\u00a0 Plus, recent technological advances have made lab created diamonds more beautiful than ever.\u00a0 Their exceptional quality and value, coupled with the fact that they do not require any mining, make manmade diamonds a beautiful and eco-friendly choice.But how exactly are lab diamonds made?\u00a0 We checked in with Brilliant Earth, the leader in ethically sourced bridal and fine jewelry to get some more information on lab diamonds. \u00a0To help breakdown the process for us, they created some fun GIFs which explain the Chemical Vapor Deposition process (CVD) used to create high quality, wearable gems.Start with methane gas (CH4), and form a plasma with hydrogen (H).Add a disc made up of 15-30 diamond seeds and place into the microwave reactor.For an exceptional gemstone, adjust the temperature in the chamber to between 900 and 1200\u00b0C.The activated carbon-hydrogen species attaches itself to the seed atom. This process repeats itself endlessly for 21-28 days to replicate the crystal structure of the diamond seed crystal in three dimensions.iPad alerts notify technicians that the grown diamonds are ready for removal. The 15-30 rectangular shaped gems are removed from the reactor and sent to a gemologist for cutting.A gemologist cuts the stone to perfection and the diamond is added to a ring setting. "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"The Making of a Lab Diamond","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/the-making-of-a-lab-diamond\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]